SB 294

Criminal Procedure – Protection of Identity of Victim of Sexual Assault or Stalking

Sponsor: Sara Love (District 16)Committee: Judicial ProceedingsSubject: Criminal Law - ProceduresStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 542 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting a court or a party in a criminal or juvenile delinquency case from disclosing or allowing inspection of a certain court filing or record to a nonparty unless the court or the party redacts certain identifying information relating to a certain victim of sexual assault or victim of stalking that appears in the filing or record, unless the court finds clear and convincing evidence that there is good cause to order otherwise; etc.

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Testimony (31)

MGA witness list

FAV 26FavorableFWA 5Favorable with amendments

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Petrine, Mai Lin	FSMTB	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Wilt, Laura	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center	Oral
FAV	Mupanduki, Joanna	Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rodriguez, Amanda	Maryland Human Trafficking Task Force/ TurnAround, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ruth, Laure	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Love, Sara	Maryland State Senator	Written (PDF)
FAV	Williams, Deborah	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Setzer, Mary	Office of the State Prosecutor	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McNair, Lee	Unitarian Universalist Environmental Justice Ministry	Position only
FAV	OMalley, Catherine	Women's Law Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Khan, Saara	Individual	Oral
FAV	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
FAV	Mortoro, Lynn	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Love, Senator Lovelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Feinstein, Debbie	Montgomery County State's Attorney's Office	Written (PDF)
FWA	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Maryland, State of	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)